Investor profile
Kelly Carlquist
Corporate VC, Venture capital & Vice President at The Blue Venture Fund, Investor at Sandbox Industries
Kelly Carlquist is a Vice President at The Blue Venture Fund, whose known portfolio counts 16 companies.
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Affiliated funds' portfolios
Vice President at The Blue Venture Fund, whose known portfolio counts 16 companies
- Octave
- Origin
- Nest Health
- First Dollar
- Big Health
- Noctrix Health
- Ultromics
- Upward Health
- PinkDx
- Fort Health
- Onc.AI
- Perspectum
- and 4 more
Investor at Sandbox Industries, whose known portfolio counts 10 companies
- SWOOP
- Anzen
- Debut
- Indico Data
- Big Health
- Noctrix Health
- PinkDx
- Layr
- Lumeris
- Verituity
Investor Profile
The listing covers sectors AI, Climate, Commerce and FinTech, and focus areas AgriTech, Analytics, Cybersecurity and Data. Startups operating in these areas may find Kelly Carlquist relevant.
The Blue Venture Fund appears in Growth, Seed and Series A rounds across its known deals.
The firm portfolio and the focus above give founders context on whether Kelly Carlquist matches their raise.
Colleagues
Wade Eyerly
Founder Advisor
Lehi, United States
Kelsey Maguire
Managing Director
Chicago, United States
Thomas C. Hawes
Partner
Austin, United States
Nick Rosa
Founder and Partner
Chicago, United States
Dan Phillips
Managing Director
Austin, United States
Michelle Gouveia
Vice President
Austin, United States
Matt Downs
Co-CEO and Managing Partner
Lehi, United States
Gretchen Hayes
Partner, Sandbox Insurtech Ventures
New York, United States
John Banta
President and Managing Director
Chicago, United States
Christopher Zock
Managing Partner & Co-CEO
Austin, United States
Zach Fitzsimmons
Investor
Canada
Amanda Harlan
Vice President
Chicago, United States
Emir Sandhu
Managing Director
San Francisco, United States
Richard Antwi Boasiako
Vice President
United States
Robert Shapiro
Co-Founder
Chicago, United States
Jennifer Levin Carter
Venture Partner
Boston, United States
Steven Engelberg
Managing Director
Chicago, United States
Jeff Carroll
Venture Partner
Chicago, United States
Mark Bartlett
Partner
Plymouth, United States
Thania Panopoulos
Vice President
Chicago, United States
Frequently asked questions
Who is Kelly Carlquist?
Kelly Carlquist is a corporate venture investor and venture capital investor based in Chicago, Illinois, United States, listed as Vice President at The Blue Venture Fund. The known portfolio of that firm counts 16 companies. That portfolio belongs to the firm, not to Kelly Carlquist personally.
What does Kelly Carlquist invest in?
Listed sectors include AI, Climate, Commerce and FinTech; listed focus areas include AgriTech, Analytics, Cybersecurity and Data. Those tags come from the portfolios of the firms this profile is attached to, so they read as a record of what has been backed rather than a stated preference for what comes next.
What stage does Kelly Carlquist invest at?
The Blue Venture Fund appears in Growth, Seed and Series A rounds across its known deals, and Kelly Carlquist is listed there as Vice President. Stage is the strongest single filter when you build a target list: an investor with no record at your stage rarely starts with you.
Which firm is Kelly Carlquist listed at?
Kelly Carlquist is listed as Vice President at The Blue Venture Fund. 20 other people in the database share a firm with Kelly Carlquist.
How do I contact Kelly Carlquist?
An email address, a phone number and a LinkedIn page are on file for Kelly Carlquist. The address stays masked on this page and is readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account.
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